Chapter 236 There are birds (2)
Yan Wu shook his head slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Lord Ji Rong, there aren't that many people now. Niu Fen told me to take good care of the land when you left, so he started planting. We couldn't persuade him otherwise."
After the big black bird arrived, Niu Fen had a helper and was able to plant even more. Now, the grain in the granary is more than enough for the entire tribe to eat.
Most of the supplies were transported by silver chains and silver bundles to various parts of Canglan to be exchanged for the items we needed, but even so, we still had more food than we could eat.
Ji Rong walked to the field and looked at the ordinary seedlings. She shouted loudly at Niu Fen, "Niu Fen, come here!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Niu Fen froze for a moment, then immediately ducked down, threw the piece of iron on the ground, and ran wildly towards Ji Rong.
Ji Rong watched as Niu Fen carelessly kicked up a cloud of dust from the large black bird that landed behind him, and the black bird, as if used to it, simply shook its wings and continued to plant seeds.
Niu Fen came to Ji Rong's side. His eyes were bright. He opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and flicked his tail, trying to rub against Ji Rong. But Ji Rong slapped him on the head with her wing. Ji Rong pointed at Xi Tong and said, "Niu Fen, who is she?"
Niu Fen honestly replied, "A big, stupid black bird."
"I heard she's living with you in our old cave now?"
Niu Fen nodded honestly.
Looking at Niu Fen's bewildered expression, Ji Rong said sternly, "You should know that her cultivation is far superior to yours. She could kill you with a single wing. How dare you be so bold as to make her work for you?"
Niu Fen replied in a low voice, feeling wronged: "Lord Jinlong used to work for you often too. He's not stupid, I think it's about the same."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong realized that the calf only looked honest; back then, it couldn't speak much, yet it had already learned their behavior and actions—truly a gifted individual.
Thinking of this, Ji Rong couldn't help but smile and said, "It's not that it's impossible, but even if you're going to do it, you should at least plant some spiritual grains and herbs. Who's going to eat all this mundane stuff you two have grown?!"
Upon hearing this, Niu Fen's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's right, we should just plant spiritual materials directly, so I won't have to send Yin Lian and Yin Za out to exchange for spiritual herbs for me to eat."
Having said that, Niu Fen immediately stood up, raised his hooves, and asked the shaman beside him for seeds, as if he wanted to replant them immediately.
Ji Rong looked at Yan Wu and said, "You should at least teach him something. You kept him around to plow the fields and do chores. How could you let him be so ungrateful?"
Yanwu bowed and said in a low voice, "He is the only living creature left in the clan by the esteemed elders, so he should be treated well."
Ji Rong couldn't stand seeing Yan Wu's dejected appearance. She waved her hand and said, "Alright, what's past is past. I'll just say a few words. I don't like seeing you like this."
“Alas,” Yanwu replied, “In the past, I was often protected by you and did not know how difficult it is to deal with things in the outside world. Since Lord Aogu opened the river crossing, we have often had to travel around and deal with more disputes and trivial matters. As a result, I feel more and more indebted to you.”
Ji Rong looked at the now-grown Yan Wu and nodded, saying, "It's good that you know. You wait here for me. After I've sorted out this matter, we'll go to Tuifeng Island."
Yanwu nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Ji Rong."
Ji Rong turned to Niu Fen and called out, "Niu Fen, let's go home and call that bird back. I have something to ask her."
Ji Rong flew to the sky and continued to watch from afar. When the black bird that was just right heard Niu Fen say that he was going back, it immediately threw away the spirit sack in its claws and flew over with its eyes wide open and its wings flapping.
When the two birds met, Ji Rong felt that the large bird looked very familiar. Although Xi Tong looked much older than before, Ji Rong had never seen many birds as black as this, so it was a vivid memory.
She thought to herself, "This is the black bird celestial maiden that Feng Lie died. What is she doing here?" as she flew towards the cave.
Back in her cave, Ji Rong ordered Niu Fen to till the land. Then she closed the wooden door, slowly made a hand seal to create a soundproof barrier, and asked in a cold voice, "Speak, Blackbird, now that you've cultivated to the level of an Emperor, where can't you go? Why are you here tilling the land? What exactly do you want?"
The black bird Xi Tong maintained her blank stare and remained silent. She went straight into the inner room, nestled down, and closed her eyes to rest.
Ji Rong stood in front of the door and continued, "I'm only staying here for two days. If you don't speak up, next time, it will be the Arrogant God Lord who will come to kick you out."
Upon hearing this, the black bird in the inner room suddenly opened her eyes, but she neither spoke nor made any move.
Ji Rong walked in quietly and met Xi Tong's dark, fiery eyes.
In her eyes were like two blazing, blackened suns, one after another, shining with a warm orange light in the dim cave.
Ji Rong couldn't help but stare at those beautiful eyes for a few more moments before feeling a slight stinging pain in her eyes.
Ji Rong could only lower her head slightly, blinking as she said, "I'm advising you kindly, which is a sign of courtesy."
If you remain silent and continue to feign madness, wasting everyone's time, then you'll be met with swords and knives.
Upon hearing this, Xi Tong said, "This place is very nice. Can't I stay here and retire?"
Ji Rong tilted her head to look at Xi Tong and said, "Your vitality is so strong, yet you don't seem to be getting old."
Xi Tong raised her neck and looked at Ji Rong, saying in a deep voice, "You asked me to tell you, but what's the use of telling you? Will you give it to me if I tell you?"
Seeing that the black bird had spoken, Ji Rong breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "If you don't say it, how will I know if your request is excessive? What if you want Niu Fen's head? Am I supposed to give it to you?"
Xi Tong smiled slightly. She spread her wings, and orange light emanated from her body, forming a larger and brighter protective shield that surrounded Ji Rong and her. She said, "I don't want Niu Fen's head. I cultivate fire magic, and I only want fire crystals."
Ji Rong said, "That's something that could cost you your head; we don't have any here."
Xi Tong firmly stated, "You have, you have secretly bribed cultivators of the War God Temple with fire crystals."
We fire-based cultivators currently lack sufficient fire crystals for cultivation and can only use firestones, but those are of poor quality, and I have no substitute for them.”
Seeing that the bird knew the inside story, Ji Rong stopped pretending. She spread her wings and said, "This place is now the territory of Lord Jue of the Dragon and Phoenix Palace. You can have it if you want it, but you will have to pay a sufficient price to move Him."
Upon hearing this, Xi Tong fell silent again. She thought to herself, "Nonsense! If she were rich, why would she need to lie in wait here? Wouldn't she just go and buy it herself?"
Xi Tong had always practiced fire magic, but he was always struggling to make ends meet.
That day, she obtained the fire seed from Feng Lie and instinctively felt that revenge was possible, so she swallowed the fire seed and secretly refined it.
Of all the lands under heaven, Zhongzhou is the richest. Her intuition told her that she might survive if she ran away, but if she wanted revenge, she had to stay in Zhongzhou.
So, she didn't run away after all. She apologized to Long Yan, the divine servant in charge of the academy, and asked to go to the outer garden of Yaochi.
The outer garden of Yaochi contains the most beautiful nectar in the world, and naturally there are also fallen gods and powerful beings. She successfully seduced Mingjiu.
Unfortunately, although Ming Jiu seemed to have many lives, her fate was bad. She lived a very short life, and not long after, her great-uncle forcibly stripped her of her power and turned her into ashes.
Without the Nine Life Crystals, Xi Tong would no longer have a steady stream of treasures to buy fire crystals.
She contacted old friends to search for fire crystals for her, and the uncontrollable fire in her spiritual platform ignited her. She then went to the rare bird forest behind the Jade Pool outer garden to raise birds.
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